Paph.Kathie Taylor 'Orchidheights'

[tenman]

Tried this with and without flash in an effort to get some definition, but it is so black it's not possible with my camera. Got this a few years back from a vendor after I talked him out of a division of the plant in his display at the end of a show. it's a multifloral with usually three flowers on a long spike.

First pic is wth flash.

 

[John Boy]

normally I'd say this was photo-shoped, unreal as it looks....

 

[paphioboy]

WOW.... Just superb!

 

[Amadeus]

Wow I like the shape! It's probably just me, but I'd love to cross that with a roth.

 

[carrilloenglish]

Wow, I am totally drooling.

 

[etex]

Very cool bloom! Unbelievably dark!!

 

[SlipperFan]

Ah, the ubiquitous black orchid...

 

[Ed M]

Holy Moley Tennis, that's awesome dark. I'd like to put that on my Paph. Super Fred.

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

I want it! What's the parentage?

 

[ohio-guy]

How does it look back lit? Does more red color and definition come thru?
It sure is striking!

 

[Brian Monk]

Tennis, put me on the list for a division!! That is the single darkest paph I have ever seen, and possibly darker than Fredclarkara After Dark

 

[emydura]

That is pretty amazing. So is this a phillipinense hybrid?

David

 

[tenman]

I want it! What's the parentage?

RHS says Red Pepper x glanduliferum, which we know can't be true as Eric C. demonstrated a few years back that what we've been calling glanduliferum is not and does not match the original description. So I assume it's wilhelminae or gardineri. Praestans would probably be too light to be a parent.

 

[biothanasis]

WOW!!! This is what dark means....! Great!

 

[ncart]

My goodness, it is BLACK.

 

[W. Beetus]

It looks like somebody spraypainted it! Amazing dark color!

 

[Justin]

nice form too...